Head of Product, Design & Interfaces (PDI)

What you will deliver

• Efficient and scalable program management processes that support critically important objectives of the product and tech team.
• Enhanced user-centric design integrated across teams and products.
• Strong strategic partnerships delivering measurable value and innovation.
• Seamless collaboration and communication within the organisation and with external partners.
• Contribution to cost efficiencies and alignment with organisational priorities

• Represent bp pulse externally across product and technology innovation and EV charging ecosystems

Program Management and Process Optimisation:

• Lead the program management process for bp pulse product and tech according to development framework.
• Lead the Operating Plan Alignment and release process for the bp pulse operating plan.
• Define, implement, and continuously improve core processes that enhance efficiency, scalability, and alignment with organisational goals.
• Lead initiatives to streamline workflows, reduce bottlenecks, and ensure cross-functional coordination.

Partnerships & Innovation:

• Develop and manage strategic partnerships to accelerate growth, bring value, and drive innovation.
• Identify and evaluate emerging trends, technologies, and market opportunities to inform innovation strategies.
• Lead initiatives to pilot, scale, and implement innovative solutions that address business challenges and align with organisational priorities.

Design Leadership:

• Oversee the integration of design principles into product development and organisational frameworks to enhance user experience and business impact.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and business teams to ensure design consistency and alignment with strategic priorities.
• Ensure the integration of design in the mission planning and operating plan process.

Interfaces Management:

• Act as a key interface between the product organisation, sub-entities, regional teams, and external customers, ensuring clarity and alignment in roles, responsibilities, and expectations.
• Ensure the Alignment of the mission portfolio with the regional business leads.
• Build and maintain strong relationships to foster collaboration and reduce silos across the organisation.

Strategic Alignment:

• Partner with the leadership team to align process, design, and interface strategies with the broader organisational vision and goals.
• Contribute to building a capability-led organisation that adapts to evolving market and business demands.

Leadership Development:

• Lead and develop a high-performing team, ensuring the right capabilities are in place to deliver on priorities.
• Drive a culture of innovation, collaboration, and accountability.

• Strong understanding of the EV charging industry and key players

• Proven track record of process improvement and product delivery
• Ability to work in flexible and highly commercially focused ways
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent university degree in STEM (Science, technology, engineering and mathematics), business administration, economics, or comparable education.

• Multidisciplinary team leadership
• Imaginative, think strategically, builds insights from limited data
• Strong interpersonal skills, including written and oral communication skills
• Systematic working style. Ability to develop clear goals, framework and processes for the team.
• Able to demonstrate technical fluency; comfort understanding and discussing technology concepts, schedule tradeoffs and new opportunities with technical team members
• Self-starter, has drive, initiative, with a willingness to learn and grow
• Resilient, willingness to adapt and remain motivated, and deal with ambiguity

You will be part of a growing and very dynamic organisation, with a flat structure where exposure to and interactions with executives and leadership is constant. What can we offer you to electrify your career with us? At bp pulse, we are growing our global business with the dynamism and buzz of a scale up. With benefits such as an open and inclusive culture, a great work-life balance, tremendous learning, and development opportunities to enable you to craft your own career path, life and health insurance, medical care package and many others. Diversity sits at the heart of our company and as an equal opportunity employer, we stay true to our mission by ensuring that our place can be anyones place. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender and gender identity, sexual orientation, neuro diversity, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. bp pulse operates a 60%, 40% home flexible working policy i.e., a hybrid model and offer the best of both worlds! You can expect 30% travel as part of this role.